Chief
Subtitle: the autobiography of Chief Phillip Martin, longtime tribal leader, Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians
By: by Phillip Martin ; with Lynne Jeter and Kendall Blanchard.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Quail Ridge Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Brandon, Miss
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781934193297
Subjects: Martin, Phillip, -- 1926-; Choctaw Indians -- Biography; Choctaw Indians -- Kings and rulers -- Biography; Choctaw Indians -- Mississippi -- Social conditions; Choctaw Indians -- Mississippi -- Economic conditions; Gambling on Indian reservations -- Mississippi -- History; Mississippi -- Biography
Genres: Biography
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: A brief overview of the Choctaw Nation in Mississippi; title: Growing up in Mississippi; title: Relocating to North Carolina; title: World War II hits home; title: Courting Miss Bonnie; title: From backbench to chief; title: Politics 101; title: Overcoming early challenges; title: The turning point; title: Steps forward, one step back; title: The advent of tribal gaming; title: Choctaw economic diversification; title: Improving Choctaw education; title: Lobbying muscle; title: The road ahead; title: Tribal businesses and enterprises created during the tenure of Chief Phillip Martin.